Nonthaburi (Thailand), Jan. 13 -- The Indian women's futsal team earned their first-ever international victory in style, defeating Maldives 11-1 at the Nonthaburi Stadium here, intheir SAFF Women's Futsal Championship opener on Tuesday.
Khushbu Saroj (17', 22', 24', 26') scored four, while Ritika Singh (6', 17'), Sonali Mondal (17', 37'), and Nishka Parkash (33', 34') netted two each. Mithila Ramani (4') scored the first goalof the tournament. Achom Degio's own goal (39' og), a couple of minutes before the end, got Maldives on the scoresheet.
It was all India at the start, as the Futsal Tigresses prowled forward looking for goals early on. Despite knocking on the Maldives area for long, India had to wait till the fourth minute tobreak the...